Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-09
MIR. BEECHER'S DEATH.
THE GREATPULPIT ORATOR GIVES UPTHE
GHOST,
yesterday hOning-Scenss in the Stricken Home
Ray Of Sunshine llumines the Features of
the Dying Man-His Funeral 10
Take Place Next Thursday.

soon saw that the end was near. He
passed quietly away while asleep. He
never recovered consciousness after par
alySis stupefed his mind.
Those present were Col. II. B. Beecher,
his wife, his daughters Hattie and Daisy,
aud son Henry Ward Beecher; Miss Edith
Beecher; W. c. Beecher and wife; Rev.
Samuel ScOville, Mrs. S. Scoyille, eldest
daughter of Henry Ward Beecher, and
Miss ScOville, who had just come from the
Pacific Slope; Miss Bullard; the Rev.
r. ii. Halliday and wife Bella; the Scotch
nurse. who has been with the family many
years, and was the special fayorite of the
deceased preacher; the male nurse RiOr-
dan; s. NJ. White, f. A SeccOmb, one of
the trustees of Plymouth Church, and
Major J. B. Pond.
PROBABLE PLACE OF INTERNENr.
1t is, Ofcourse, too early yet to announce
anything definite about the funeral, but
the intermeut will probably be in Green
wood. Mr. BeeCher never bought = lot
there, hut his children and some of his
grandchildren lie on Evergreen Hin, in the
plot of Mrs John +. Howard.
Mr.. Beecher's twin babies died on the
same day, when the aiterward famous
preacher was young and poor, and COM
paratively unknown. He was living At
the time IN Mr.. Howard's house and WAS
given space on Evergreen Hill. IL is pos
sible that Plymouth Church or the citi-
zenS of Brooklyn at large will buy a plot
and erect handsome monument.
Mr. SeccOmb came out at 1920 a. m,
and said that no arrangements had ~ yet
been made for the funeral further than pro-
yiding that they should he carried out by
Mr.. Hopper, of Brooklyn. DIR. Searle, he
said, bad noticed a change in the patients
condition at 3:3O a. m, and summoned all
in the house TO the bedside, momentarily
expecting his death, but he fingered much
longer than had been anticipated. He
pissed away gradually aud almost imper-
ceptibly, drawing his last breath without
apparent suffering or return to conscious
ness in any degree. Mrs. Beecher, said Mr.
Seccomb, bore up wonderfully and with
marvellous courage.
No CRAPE ON THE DOOR.
No Grape was hung on the door, Mr..
Beecher always having objected to the use
OF this and the gloom associated with it in
the presence of death. Instead a magniti-
cent wreath of flowers hung from the left
side of the doorway ut the top of the stOOp,
composed of white and red roses and lilies
of the valley, and tied up with white satin.
At 1890 it was gwen out that the fu-
neral would take place in Greenwood on
Thursday next. Some time ago Mr.. II.
W. Sage, a member OF Plymouth Church,
appropriated by will sun. of money to
place statue of Mr.. Beecher in Prospect
Park after his deceaSe. Mr.. Quincy Wood,
the well known sculptor, who is To do the
work, will call at the house in the course
of the day for the purpose of taking plas-
ter cast of his features. 1t IS not intended
that any examination shall be made of Mr..
Beecher's brain organism.
BESIDE THE DEATHBED.
From the time that Dc Searle issued his
80 bulletin tke family and few friends
gathered around the bedside, where the
patient lay on his back, the merest motion
OF the chest indicating respiration. He
was as still as he WAS when the breathing
ceased. His cOuuteuance had changed
from coarse to fine. The white hair rested
like a benedictiOn On his wan and painless
temples The room was warm and bright
with the morning sun and nature poured
in her cheering rays.
Near the head of the sleeper knelt his
aged wife in solemn prayer. By her side
were Col Ii. y. Beecher and his devoted
wife. Behind them were their children,
Margaret, Edith and Harry. On the
other side of the bed were Col. w. G..
Beecher and wife, their niece, Miss Bull
ard, and by them stood the son-in-law,
Rev. Samuel ScOvillc, of Stamford, Conn,
and his wife, Hattie Beecher ScOvllle,
whose resemblance to her father IL start
ling. and their two daughters.
The faithful DIR. SeIrle stood outside OF
the immediate group. Pastor Halliday
stood at the foot OF the bed. Near him
were Mr.. and Mrs. 5. V. White, Rev.
LYMAN AbOtt, Mr. f.. A. SeccOmb stood
in the background. 4 whispered word ol
comfort would be exchanged by those who
stood near one another. Heads were bow
ell i'm silent prayer Or eyes would let the
tears unchecked flow. The great man
slept OH. nature slowly ebbing away.
At $50 precisely
4 KEEN RAY OF LIGHT.
unusual in it's intensity, fell across the
rnuntenance of the dying man and reflected
the dancing shade of the pendant crystal
ON the mantel lamps upon the white pill
loy. There had been the regular sound
of a stertOrOus breathing, As marked hut
~ unnoted ~ the ticking of the clock. At
g.3O exactly that sound ceased anu the
soul had bidden the tenement good bye
until they that sleep shall rise, until TINS
cnrruptible shall put on interruption, I'M
nj this mortal shall put on immortality,
and. rising a spiritual body, death shall be
swallowed mp in victory.
Dr. Searle stood by the bedside holding
one of Mr.. Reecher's hands, aud at $50 he
said. "Mr. Beecher is no more; he IL dead.
n is difficult To describe the scene ut TINS
moment. Notwithstanding the fact that
death was looked for; that 1t had been eS-
Dected hourly, il seemed to come with such
crushing force that the family were per
Rectly prOstrated with griet. They conid
not bring themselves To the S;'d reIllzatlon
that the kindly musical voice OF the nus
hand, father and grandfather was forever
bushed in death, aud that they had only
the remembrance OF his kind admOnluOnS'
Mrs. Reecher, who has borne up 30
bravely from the first, and who had
watched 80 constantly at the bedside OF her
diving husband, WAS utterly broken down.
and when supported by her son Harry as rs
she tottered from the room, looked rs u
it would not be long before she wonid iol-
low her beloved husband.
THE FUNERAL
will take place Thursday and services VIII Viii
he held at the house at $40 on thursday
Morning and the church at ll:3O. IL was
the wish of the family that the funeral
should be As quiet as possible.
This bulletin. was issued:
The services at the house Will be con-
fined absolutely to the relatives without
any exception, it being manifest that . Sc
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